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A social services agency that operates a supervised consumption site in Toronto has filed a legal challenge against recently passed legislation that will shut down several sites.

New HIV diagnoses in Manitoba have increased 130 per cent in two years, according to data from the Manitoba HIV Program.

Owner Phil Nicolls said his windows have broken several times over the last three or four years and thousands of dollars in merchandise stolen.

The machines dispensed a variety of free equipment, including naloxone kits, drug testing kits, injection kits, glass pipes, and safe sex supplies.

Benzodiazepines are now being monitored by the province, providing more detail to the public on overdoses in your community.

Yukon government officials said a key concern is the increasing presence of xylazine, a veterinary tranquilizer that has been detected in significant quantities in the deaths.

Libraries across HRM remain closed after workers walked off the job on Monday. One woman experiencing homelessness says libraries offer her a safe space and 'not feel alone.'

The 35-year-old weeps as he speaks about the Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre, which houses the supervised consumption site he uses. It is one of 10 such sites to close.

The B.C. government launched an Opioid Treatment Access Line on Tuesday to help people access life-saving medication to treat opioid-use disorder and connect to same-day care.

'Emphasis of our government continues to be to support people on getting into treatment and doing our best to keep people alive,' B.C. Premier David Eby said.

Health Canada says some naloxone take-home kits may contain instructional cards that provide the incorrect dosing information for a potential second dose.

The majority of supervised consumption sites ordered to close by the province were approved and funded by the Ford government at the beginning of its mandate.

Fraser Health's new program to offer home delivery of harm reduction supplies aims to reduce deaths among people who don't use supervised drug consumption sites.

A steering committee has identified early actions for post-secondary institutions to follow in the event of an overdose on campus.

In 2021, the Vancouver-based Drug User Liberation Front approached Health Canada with a proposal to buy heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine on the dark web.

The Our Healthbox machine in Brantford, Ont. offers a wide range of harm reduction supplies such as condoms, naloxone kits, pipes and HIV testing kits.

A report by New Brunswick's health department says there were 72 opioid deaths in 2023, with 71 of them accidental or whose cause the province is still investigating.

Health-care professionals are questioning the efficacy of private mental health and addictions care in Alberta due to the lack of public data.

Fraser Health set up a drug testing tent at the FVDED at the Park festival in Surrey to help keep people informed and safe.

A new study examining data indicates opioid-related deaths in the province's shelters more than tripled during the COVID-19 pandemic, when compared with a few years prior.